Based on the index system construction of eco-efficiency of arable land utilization (EEALU), this paper measures EEALU of 30 provinces in China from 2013 to 2022 using SBM model, the standard deviation ellipse, Dagum Gini Coefficient and Decomposition, kernel density estimation and fixed effects model to reveal hotspot migration process, spatial differences, the dynamic evolution and drivers of EEALU. The results indicate that, overall, China has not yet reached a level of super-efficiency and s